Subhashchandra
Bose Bronze gilt Medallion

2½” diameter, marking 100th Anniversary of
his birth. Obverse -
Head and shoulders bust of Bose in uniform,
surrounded by “Subhashchandra Bose 1897-1945” and
“Tum Muje Khoon Do, Main Tumhe Azadi Doonga”.
Reverse, Gandhi, Bose, The Indian National Army, and
map of India surrounded by ”On the Occasion of 100th
Birth Anniversary Year of Subhashchandra Bose
1897-1997. Prior to W.W.2., Bose fought for
Independence of India and was arrested several
times. In 1941 he fled to Germany and made regular
broadcasts from radio Berlin, and in 1943 arrived in
Singapore where he raised the Indian National Army,
comprised mainly of Indian P.O.Ws. He was reported
killed in an air crash in August 1945.
Sold with biographical details. (EF) £75